Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 288
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4422-4532-7 • Paperback • March 2017 • $18.95 • (£14.99)
978-1-4422-4533-4 • eBook • March 2017 • $17.99 • (£13.99)
Gary Fuller earned his PhD in geography at Penn State and taught for thirty-five years at the University of Hawaii. He also taught introductory geography at Penn State and Ohio State. He was named a Teacher of the Year by the National Association for Geographic Education, captained a championship College Bowl team, and was a winning contestant on Jeopardy! For the past twenty-five years, he has lectured on geographic and population topics aboard cruise ships.
T. M. Reddekopp is the owner and chef of the Hawaiian Vanilla Company. She has been immersed in the art of food and hospitality for over twenty-five years, hosting and serving more than 15,000 visitors a year, deftly incorporating vanilla into just about everything she makes. Choosing a lifestyle well off the beaten path, Tracy has clientele from all over the world seeking out her culinary creations, with many returning year after year in a pilgrimage for her sweet bread pudding with vanilla browned-butter bourbon sauce.
Acknowledgments
Dr. G’s Preface
Chef Tracy’s Preface
1 The Search for Spices
Old World Meets New World Spiced Wine
Malabar Pepper Gougères
2 Marco Polo Travels East
Spinach and Vanilla Rice Casserole
3 A Plant Is Domesticated in Bolivia
Pommes Frites with Garlic and Vanilla Aioli
Colcannon
4 Sugar
Vanilla Caramel
Rustic Apple Tart
5 Cacao
Grammy’s Cocoa Cake—The Next Generation with Vanilla Bean Buttercream Frosting and Bittersweet Chocolate Drizzle
6 Plain Vanilla
Vanilla Extract
Frozen Vanilla Custard
Vanilla Bean Flan
7 The French in America
Beignets and Spiced-Chicory-Chocolate Dipping Sauce
8 The Russians Come to America
Russian Borscht
9 Jews in America
Challah
10 Immigrants, Part I
Mom’s Sauerkraut and Apples
11 Immigrants, Part II
Cannoli Bites with Dark Chocolate
The Godfather Cocktail
12 North Atlantic Islands
Beer-Battered Onion Rings
13 South Atlantic Islands
Rogue Pirate Picnic Sandwich
14 World Hot Spots
Sweet Pepper and Onion Jam
Christmas Eve Wings with Cilantro-Lime Dipping Sauce
15 Religious Movements
Dad’s Thanksgiving Stuffing
Amish Chicken
16 South of the Border
Crab Enchilada Bake with Red and White Sauces
17 The Land Down Under US
Arroz con Pollo
18 Extinctions
Tatonka Tourtiere
Bacalao
19 Gold Rushes
Rachel’s Cinnamon Twists
20 Rivers and Civilizations
North African Pan-Fried Bread
21 Things Change
Meatloaf, Mashies, and Pea Salad
22 Southern Latitudes
Not-so-Trite Shrimp on the Barbie
23 Settlement of the Pacific: The Final Frontier
Pineapple-Papaya Salsa
24 The Dairy Belt
Vanilla Ricotta Cheese
25 What’s in a Name?
Three Sisters’ Pudding
26 My Early Geographic Education and First Migration
Stovetop “Baked” Beans
Index
This collection of recipes simmers alongside lessons in geography and history. From discussions on global impacts of specific ingredients, such as the introduction of the potato into Bolivia, to the social influences of ingredients like that of dairy, Fuller and Reddekopp put an interesting personal slant to each chapter. Recipes are bolstered with the history of the highlighted element of each featured recipe, along with learning questions at the beginning of each chapter as well as being put into a personal context. The authors both include intimate stories to bolster the well-researched histories and tried recipes with a unique slant. . . . This is an enjoyable read that features a number of intriguing recipes that have been crafted for the home cook.
— Booklist
This delightful (though U.S.-centric) book about the close bonds between the world’s regions and their distinctive cuisines holds no surprises, but geographer Fuller and chef Reddekopp capture the reader’s attention with a series of intriguing facts, trivia, and recipes. The authors, a father-daughter team, explore 'the sense of place, the role of familial traditions, and regional values.' They point out the significance to international appetites of essential foods such as spices, rice, sugar, vanilla, and cacao, as well as charting the arrival in the U.S. of key ingredients brought by immigrants from Europe, Africa, Russia, the Pacific, and South America. The recipes are uncomplicated, and the writing shows a wealth of knowledge about the history of foods and their cultural and political introduction to the U.S.
— Publishers Weekly
This engaging volume will entice readers to discover two vital kinds of knowledge that have sadly become scarce. The first is knowledge of the sources, healthfulness, and meaning of our food. The second is knowledge of the planet itself, lost on a post-geographic generation. Delicious Geography is indeed a delicious exploration of the world through food.
— James Hayes-Bohanan, Bridgewater State University
This innovative book beautifully combines geography, history, and cooking in a single volume. It invites you to learn about the spice trade and then make mulled wine, investigate the origins of the potato and then make pommes frites, and so much more! An insightful and scrumptious geography of food.
— Dan Knudsen, Indiana University